{"product_id":"productivity-and-performance-in-the-paper-industry-labour-capital-and-technology-in-britain-and-america-1860-1914-hardback-9780521581974","title":"Productivity and Performance in the Paper Industry; Labour, Capital and Technology in Britain and America, 1860–1914 (Hardback) 9780521581974","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eProductivity and Performance in the Paper Industry\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLabour, Capital and Technology in Britain and America, 1860–1914\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis significant 1997 contribution to modern economic history examines the important, but little studied, paper industry.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGary Bryan Magee (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521581974, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 March 1997\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e310 pages, 1 b\/w illus.  51 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.63 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This is a welcome addition to books on the history of papermaking, particularly as it is a comparative study of the industries in Britain and America.\"   Richard L. Hills, Technology and Culture\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis pioneering 1997 study examines the economic development of the British paper industry between 1860 and 1914 - an era in which it is often claimed that the origins of Britain's relative economic decline are first witnessed. For paper-making, this was also a period in which an array of important new forces, including inter alia the development of new raw materials and the move to ever larger scales of production, came on the scene. Gary Bryan Magee looks at the effect of these changes and assesses how effectively the industry coped with the new pressures, drawing upon an extensive range of quantitative and archival sources from Britain, America, and other countries. Along the way, Dr Magee addresses issues central to the understanding of industrial competitiveness, such as technological change, entrepreneurship, productivity, trade policy, and industrial relations.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Tables\u003cbr\u003e List of Figures\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Background\u003cbr\u003e 2. Technological change\u003cbr\u003e 3. Performance\u003cbr\u003e 4. Rags, esparto and wood: entrepreneurship and the choice of raw materials\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Anglo-American labour productivity gap\u003cbr\u003e 6. Unions and manning practices in Britain and America\u003cbr\u003e 7. Raw materials, women, and labour-saving machinery: the Anglo-American gap, 1860–90\u003cbr\u003e 8. Technological divergence: the Anglo-American gap, 1890–1913\u003cbr\u003e 9. Free trade and paper\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Economic history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economic history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economic%20history%20%5BKCZ%5D%22\"\u003eKCZ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46066013667608,"sku":"9780521581974","price":94.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521581974i.jpg?v=1691408818","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/productivity-and-performance-in-the-paper-industry-labour-capital-and-technology-in-britain-and-america-1860-1914-hardback-9780521581974","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}